Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3849, James Fulton, Va

SERVICE
NUMBER
Vac
Fulton, James
R. 3849
CONTENTS

Joseph Drovellaro May 30, 1836
Record Vol 28, P 56.

War Dept. P. Offic May 30, 1836
Sir,
The declaration of James Fulton has been ex d . He alleges a term of five weeks from June 1778 as a militia man of Virginia during which he was stationed at Wall's Fort. He alleges a second term from Sept r 1779, at Portsmouth. One other term of three months is alleged, and his service consisted in driving a wagon & team to convey baggage to South River, which took occupied two months. The alleged service is improbable and contrary to the course of service at the time at which it is set forth. The militia did not serve the serve a term of three months from Sept r 1779 as alleged, nor can the applicant have been as long as two months in performing the last

alleged service, the claim has therefor been rejected and the paper filed in the office.
Joseph Drovillard May 30. 1836
Record Vol. 2. P. 35. 16
Joseph Drovillard Esq Gallipolis. Ohio.

33.707
Jamieson, Fulton,
23.8.9

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Ohio Gallia County ss.
On this 12 th day of April, A.D. 1836, personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Thomas Irwin, President, and Thomas Rodgers, John Holcomb and Joseph Fletcher, Associates, Judges of our said Court of Common Pleas now sitting, James Fulton , a resident of our said County of Gallia and State of Ohio, aged eighty-four years (84) who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers named, and served as herein stated:
That in June, A.D. 1778 he entered into the service of the United States under Lieutenant John Wahab, who commanded a company of drafted militia (there being no Captain at the time in Commission in said Company) from the County of Augusta in the State of Virginia. The day on which he was drafted he does not recollect, but remembers that it was in June, 1778. After being drafted as aforesaid, he proceeded, under the command of said Lieutenant Wahab, to the Warm Springs, where said Company joined the Regiment commanded by Col. Abram Smith, and from thence proceeded with said Regiment to Hall's Fort, on Jackson's River, where he remained five weeks, and then received his discharge, and returned home, to Augusta County, Virginia; which discharge has been either lost or destroyed.
That in the month of December, A.D. 1779, he was drafted in the militia in the County of

Augusta, in the State of Virginia, for three months, and was attached to a company commanded by Captain William Kincaide, kind marched to Portsmouth at the mouth of James River in Virginia, and at that place joined the Regiment commanded by Col. Sampson Matthews, in said month of December, 1779, and was attached to General Muhlenberg's Brigade, and after serving out the full term of said three months, he was with the rest of said company discharged by Captain Kincaide, by a written discharge certifying that he had performed his tour of three months, which said discharge was dated the four part of April, in the year 1780; but said discharge has been since either lost or destroyed. He then returned to Augusta County, Virginia, his place of residence.
He further states, that in the month of August, in the year 1781, he was again drafted for three months, and placed in a company commanded by Lieutenant Mahab, and attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Lewis. He was then by order of said Col. Lewis, directed to pass into the service a wagon and team and convey the baggage to South river, which was about forty miles distant, and then, (being a blacksmith by trade) he was directed by said Col. Lewis to do certain blacksmith work, and then to come and join his company near Little York. And after having passed a wagon and team, and conveyed said baggage as ordered, which took him about two months, he hired a substitute by the name of John Grinter, who was accepted in his place for the balance of the time for which he had been drafted, and then returned home to Augusta

He further states that he knows of no person whomsoever, by whom he can prove the services aforesaid, but he is willing to testify, and does hereby swear that he actually served as hereinbefore set forth, making in all more than six months service: That he is old and infirm, very poor and needy, and unable to support himself comfortably in life: That he has served faithfully; and if testimony other than he hereby offers is required, he knows no possible means of obtaining it. He was born in Augusta County, in the State of Virginia on the 15 th of April, A.D. 1757, according to the record of his parents and resided in said county until within about twenty-eight years, since which time he has resided in Addison Township, in the County of Gallia & State of Ohio.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State or the Agency of any State or Territory.
Henry James Fulton JFK
Where being no Clergyman within enough to know what Jas. Fulton reads, We James Guy Senr. & Thomas Sawyers, residing in the neighborhood with said James Fulton, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Fulton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty-four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
James Guy Senr. Thos Sawyers

And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories proposed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, And the court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no clergyman residing in the neighbourhood of the said applicant. And that Thomas Sawyer and James Guff who have also signed the same are also residents in the neighbourhood of the said applicant. And are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
I Joseph Drouillard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county of Gallia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Fulton for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty sixth day of April A.D. 1836.
Jos. (Drouillard) CLK "

August 23, 1933
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BA-J/EL C James Fulton-R.3849
Mrs. Guy S. Miller 138 Lake Street Penn Yan, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to James Fulton, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, of Augusta County, Virginia, and to his son, William, who, you think may have served in the War of 1812.
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension based upon military service of soldiers of those wars.
A careful search of the records has been made in your behalf and no record found of a claim for pension having been made on account of the services of William Fulton, as described by you.
It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of soldiers of that war, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
The record of James Fulton has been found and is furnished herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in his claim for pension, R.3849, based upon his military service in that war.
James Fulton was born April 15, 1751, in Augusta County, Virginia.
He resided in Augusta County, Virginia, until about 1808, when he moved to the state of Ohio.
On April 12, 1836, while residing in Addison Township, Gallia County, Ohio, he applied for pension and alleged that while residing in Augusta County, Virginia, he enlisted in June, 1778, served under Lieutenant John Wahab or Vauhub, Colonel Abram Smith's Virginia Regiment, marched to Hall's Fort on Jackson River, where he was stationed; length of service five weeks; that he enlisted in December, 1779, Could not find Lt Wahab or Vauhub in list man or in our files

There was a Capt for Horace J. in Heitman
served three months in Captain William Kincaide's Company, Colonel Sampson Matthews' Virginia Regiment and marched to Portsmouth: that he again enlisted in August, 1781, served under Lieutenant Wahab, Colonel Samuel Lewis' Virginia Regiment, and that on this tour, he was detailed by Colonel Lewis to drive a wagon load of baggage to South River and also to do certain blacksmith work and that he served two months.
The claim of James Fulton was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws.
In 1850, one J.R. Fulton, of Gallipolis, Ohio, was executor of the estate of James Fulton. The date of death of James Fulton and the relationship of J.R. Fulton to the soldier were not stated.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

P. 55
Washington
Nov. 6/20
Dickens & Coombs
Appeal from the decision of the Comr of Pensions in the case of the executors of James Fulton decd.
Ref d to Com r of Pensions for Report
Dep Interior Secy
Dated 8 th 1850

Washington 6 Nov 1850
Sir,
Having been requested by J. R. Fulton of Gallipolis Ohio, Executor of James Fulton dec. d to examine the papers filed in the Pension Office, in support of his application for a pension, under the act of 7 June 1832. And to inform him whether the evidence is sufficient to establish the claim, and the Commissioner of Pensions having established a Rule by which we are not permitted to examine the papers, and being incompetent to decide the claim. We appeal from his decision rejecting the claim and ask your action on it.-
Yours very respectfully Dickins & Coombs.
The Hon.
Secretary of the Interior

Bath County to wit
This day John Stewart and James Stewart personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for Bath County and made oath that they both knew that James Fulton served a tour in the Revolutionary war for the term of three months at Portsmouth under Capt William Heinhard AS 1781 said Fulton was a resident of the st of PA. Augusta County and now a resi- dent of the state of Ohio Gallia County given under our hands this 21 st of Sept AS 1836 Sworn before me
Geo. Wirtlin 15
John Stewart James Stewart

Thomas Hunkins Esq.
Affidavit

Pendleton County to wit
This day Thomas Kinkead Gent. personally appeared before me James B. Campbell one of the Commonwealth's Justices of the peace for said County & made oath that James Fulton formerly a citizen of Augusta County but now residing in the state of Ohio Gallia County served a term of three months in the year of 1781 under Captain William Kinkead and in Col Sampson Mathews Brigade link ment, the same service at Portsmouth I also know of several other terms, but I do not now how long nor at what place in Col Samuel Lewis and Regiment, Given under my hand this 23 rd day of Sept 1836
J. B. Campbell Justice of the peace
Pendleton County to wit
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Kinkead Esq. the above named affiant, and that he is a gentleman whose statement on oath is to be implicitly relied on. Given under my hand this 23 rd day of Sept 1836
J. B. Campbell J. P.

384 REJECTED
P. O. _____
Thomas Tilton
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
1933-Aug 23-Visit to Mrs Guy S. Miller - Ed L -

Rejected.
let 30 May 1836
J. Brownlee, clk.
Gallipolis.
last Jan 31 st H. B. Vinton
did not serve six months in a military capacity.

138 Lake St. Penn Yan, N. Y. August 11, 1933
Mr. A. D. Hiller Veteran's Administration Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am interested in obtaining information relative to the war service and family history of one James Fulton who emigrated to Ohio from Augusta County, Virginia about 1806. He fought at the battle of Point Pleasant, West Virginia in the Dunmore War in October, 1774. For his part in this battle he was afterward awarded a farm in Gallia County, Ohio for each of his four sons, upon payment of a small sum for the patent or deed at Marietta, Ohio
I do now know whether James Fulton fought in the Revolution or not, but suppose that he did or he would not have been given the land grant.
For your information, James Fulton was born April 15, 1752, was of Scotch Irish descent, was married to a woman by the name of Matthews and had four sons and one daughter when he emigrated to Ohio. The oldest son, William, married Jane Lockridge in Virginia. I am also interested in obtaining information about this couple, but not know whether he served in any war or not. The War of 1812 would, of course be the only one he could serve in.
I shall be grateful for any information you may be able to give me.
Very truly yours,
Joria R. Miller
Mrs. Guy S. Miller

Jan 11. Ohio
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office War Department.
Hon. S. F. Winter HAR

Washington Jan. 16 th 1833.
W. Edwards Esq.
By I received by this days mail the enclosed papers respecting the application of James Fulton of Gallia Co Ohio to be placed on the Revolutionary Pension List.
Most respectfully Your Obedt Servt.
Saml F. Warren

Hon. L. H. Kirtland Jan 17. 1837
Indexed.
Record Vol 41. Pg 59.

War Dept. Pen Offic. Jan 17, 1857
Sir The affidavits, in support of the claim of James Fulton which has been rejected have been filed with his declaration in this office. The claim was rejected for the reasons set forth in to J. Drouillard a letter of the 30 th May last, a copy of which is herewith enclosed. The decision in the case cannot be reversed.
Yours S. P. Brinton, N.R.

James Fulton — Ohio —
3849
Rejected act - 1832 -

Affidavit of John M c Cutchen

Augusta County To
This day John McEntire being personally appeared before me Luke Woodward one of the Commonwealth justice of the peace for said county & made oath that James Patton formally a Citizen of Augusta County but now residing in the State of Ohio Gallia County, served a term of three months in the year of 1787 under Captain William Rinecker & Col Sampson Matthews the same Service being at Portsmouth. Given under my hand and seal this 17th day of September 1836
Luke Woodward "
I do hereby certify the above named John McEntire being, is a man of truth and correctness Given under my hand & Seal This 17th day of September 1836
Luke Woodward "

5. W 3 memo 2 "
Affidavit of Sandy Graham
Hm. J. F. Vinton CHR

Augusta County No wit
This day Santy Graham came before me one of the Commonwealth justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid & made oath That James Fulton formerly a citizen of said County but now residing in Galia County & State of Ohio) went out as a private in the year 1813 under Lieutenant John Vanhook against the Indians, To serve a term of duty
Given under my hand the 19 th day of Sept r 1836 — W m Guy
I do certify that the above named Santy Graham is looked upon in this neighbourhood as a man of truth — Given under my hand this 19 th Sept r 1836 — W m Guy